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table/cell contents postioning question? Geoff Cox 09-03-2005
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Posted by Geoff Cox on September 3, 2005, 10:27 am
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Hello,

I have a table like the one below and use JavaScrip to change the
contents of the 1st and 3rd cells in the first row.


<table>

<tr>
<td width = "20%" valign="top">varying number of words</td>
<td width = "60%" align="center" valign="top">image</td>
<td width = "20%" valign="top">varying number of words</td>
</tr>

<tr>
<td colspan="3" align="center" valign="top">a button</td>
</tr>

</table>

At the moment the position of the button moves as the number of words
changes in the cells above.

Is it possible to keep the position of the button the same relative to
the words and image above?

Cheers

Geoff



Posted by Jim Moe on September 3, 2005, 9:19 am
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Geoff Cox wrote:
>
> Is it possible to keep the position of the button the same relative to
> the words and image above?
>
Sure. Do not put the button in the table.

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Posted by Roy Schestowitz on September 3, 2005, 5:38 pm
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__/ [Geoff Cox] on Saturday 03 September 2005 11:27 \__

> Hello,
>
> I have a table like the one below and use JavaScrip to change the
> contents of the 1st and 3rd cells in the first row.
>
>
> <table>
>
> <tr>
> <td width = "20%" valign="top">varying number of words</td>
> <td width = "60%" align="center" valign="top">image</td>
> <td width = "20%" valign="top">varying number of words</td>
> </tr>
>
> <tr>
> <td colspan="3" align="center" valign="top">a button</td>
> </tr>
>
> </table>
>
> At the moment the position of the button moves as the number of words
> changes in the cells above.
>
> Is it possible to keep the position of the button the same relative to
> the words and image above?
>
> Cheers
>
> Geoff

I suggest that you specify and force a fixed size for the 1st and 3rd cells
(be kind to small/narrow displays). The size should be large enough to
accommodate the longest string of text that is may contain. I don't see
another way at the moment.

Roy

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Posted by Geoff Cox on October 5, 2005, 3:31 pm
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On Sat, 03 Sep 2005 17:38:25 +0100, Roy Schestowitz

>I suggest that you specify and force a fixed size for the 1st and 3rd cells
>(be kind to small/narrow displays). The size should be large enough to
>accommodate the longest string of text that is may contain. I don't see
>another way at the moment.

Roy,

Apologies for delay in answering - that works!

Many thanks,

Geoff




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